Data Sheet Hybrid Wire Grid Polarizer & Thin Film Dichroic Filter Bookham and Moxtek, Inc. have collaborated to produce a hybrid Optical Wire Grid Polarizer and Thin Film Dichroic Filter combined on a common glass substrate and specifically designed for projection devices. The Bookham AED coating technology produces dichroic filters with industry leading performance and quality. Combined with Moxtek’s best in class ProFluxTM wire grid polarizers, the hybrid dichroic/polarizer provides an unbeatable combination of price and performance. 1 Product Features: • The Polarizer and Dichroic Filter combination will replace each of the two separate elements in a standard system • Improved optical efficiency with less optical surfaces • Reduces the cost of an extra optical component and manufacturing assembly process ProFluxTM polarizers are superior to all other normal incidence polarizers • Operate without degradation at high heat and light levels. ProFluxTM polarizers are recommended for use as prepolarizers and analyzers and in polarization recovery products with incident angles less than 20º. They may be ordered in any rectangular size from 10mm x 10mm to 90mm x 90mm. Smaller sizes, other shapes (such as circles and triangles) are available as special orders. • Operate at acceptance angles of ± 20º without depolarization of the skew rays and without compensation films. • Operate without degradation in typical consumer display environments. In order to provide optimum application performance, ProFluxTM polarizers are available with various combinations of high contrast and high transmission. • Operate in combination with ProFluxTM beam splitters enabling system contrast of >10,000:1 Transmission Comparison PPL03 PPL04 ProFluxTM Products PPL05 94 PPL03 – General Purpose Polarizer 92 Designed to be used where both Transmission and contrast are of Equal importance: Transmission 90 88 86 • Optical systems where Tp and Tc are equally critical 84 82 • General purpose applications 80 • Optical instruments 78 450 500 550 600 650 700 PPL04 – High Contrast Polarizar Wavelength Designed to be used when system contrast is of key importance: Contrast Comparison • Prepolarizer for transmissive light valve systems PPL04 PPL03 • Cleanup polarizer for transmissive systems with advanced designs. PPL05 1400 • Polarizer for systems requiring high contrast 1200 Contrast 1000 600 PPL05 – Very High Transmission Polarizer 400 Designed to maximize light transmission: 200 • Polarization recovery in light sources 800 0 450 500 550 600 Wavelength 2 650 700 • Illumination stage pre-polarizer The following chart contains the performance specifications for all ProFluxTM normal incidence polarizers with standard AR coating. Performance Specifications at Normal Incidence 450 nm Product PPL03C (General Purpose) PPL04C (High Contrast) PPLO5 (Very High Transmission) 550nm 650nm Typical Min/Max Typical Min/Max Typical Min/Max Tp(%) 85.7 84.0 Min 87.0 84.7 Min 86.1 84.2 Min Ts(%) 0.23 0.27 Max 0.14 0.16 Max 0.09 0.11 Max Contrast 370 310 Min 620 530 Min 950 760 Min Tp(%) 83.5 82.0 Min 84.9 82.0 Min 83.9 82.0 Min Ts(%) 0.10 0.12 Max 0.08 0.10 Max 0.07 0.08 Max Contrast 835 680 Min 1060 820 Min 1200 1020 Min Tp(%) 91.1 88.6 Min 92.5 90.0 Min 92.1 88.5 Min Ts(%) 0.52 0.89 Max 0.25 0.43 Max 0.15 0.26 Max Contrast 175 100 Min 370 210 Min 614 340 Min Off-Axis Performance with angle of incidence, resulting in uniform system performance over the aperture. This is illustrated in the typical off-axis 1/2 angle performance graphs of transmittance and contrast shown below. The light entering a polarizer is typically a cone. The size of the cone depends upon the f/number of the system. Most systems us a cone half angle of less than 20º. The ProFluxTM polarizer performance changes very little Off-Axis Transmittance Off-Axis Contrast (typical) 10 Degrees 20 Degrees 6% 5% 12% 11% 4% 10% 3% 9% 2% 1% 0% -1% -2% 4% -5% 1% 0% 500 550 600 Wavelength 3 6% 5% 3% 2% -6% 20 Degrees 8% 7% -3% -4% 450 10 Degrees 0 Degrees Transmission Transmission 0 Degrees 650 700 450 500 550 600 Wavelength 650 700 Data Sheet ColorrLoc™ Colo Dichroic Filters Bookham Dichroic Filters are optimized for enhanced resolution, color purity, and high brightness used in high performance digital projectors. The ultra hard-coated interference filter permits precise visible spectrum selection by either transmission or reflection. Product Features: • Precise edge control • Excellent blocking levels for better color purity • High transmission for better light output • Steep slopes for excellent color control • Durable hard coatings • Custom filter designs • Competitive pricing • Unmatched stability with lifetime and environmental exposure Contact Information 4 Bookham Display Products Bookham Worldwide 3640 Westwind Boulevard Santa Rosa, CA 95403 – 1037 2584 Junction Avenue San Jose, CA 95134-1902 Tel: 707 292-3693 Fax: 707 636-1199 [email protected] www.bookham.com Tel: 408 919-1500 Fax: 408 919-6083 Important Notice Performance figures, data and any illustrative material provided in this data sheet are typical and must be specifically confirmed in writing by Bookham before they become applicable to any particular order or contract. In accordance with the Bookham policy of continuous improvement specifications may change without notice. The publication of information in this data sheet does not imply freedom from patent or other protective rights of Bookham or others. Further details are available from any Bookham sales representative. Rev 1.0 June 2006